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State of the Art and Trends Review of Smart Metering in Electricity Grids
(MDPI, 2016-03)
Climate change, awareness of energy efficiency, new trends in electricity markets, the obsolescence of the actual electricity model, and the gradual conversion of consumers to prosumer profiles are the main agents of ...
A comprehensive review of the impact of transmission technologies on the electrical grid
(Imprenta Universidad de Antioquia, 2019-05-17)
The electrical infrastructure needs the integration of communication technologies, and in recent decades the progress has been significant. Therefore, this work presents the latest advances in this subject, as well as new ...
Characterization of the Potential Effects of EMC Filters for Power Converters on Narrowband Power Line Communications
(MDPI, 2021-01-12)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) filters are one of the main solutions for dealing with the disturbances generated by power inverters. However, they show series/parallel resonances that introduce variations in the ...
Virtual PLC Lab Enabled Physical Layer Improvement Proposals for PRIME and G3-PLC Standards
(MDPI, 2020-03-04)
Narrowband (NB) powerline communication (PLC) is extensively adopted by utilities for the communication in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. PLC technology needs to overcome channel disturbances present in ...
A new voltage probe with improved performance at the 10 kHz–500 kHz frequency range for field measurements in LV networks
(Elsevier, 2019-06-05)
[EN] Voltage measurements in the frequency range from 10 kHz to 500 kHz are used to quantify the level of the Narrow Band Power Line Communication transmitted signals, the noise and the non-intentional conducted emissions ...
On-field evaluation of the performance of IP-based data transmission over narrowband PLC for smart grid applications
(Elsevier, 2018-03-13)
[EN] One of the current efforts for the grid modernization is the deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure systems. Regarding AMI technologies, NarrowBand PLC is one of the most spread technologies worldwide. While ...
Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies
(IEEE, 2019-06-24)
[EN] The electricity network is a complex communication medium with properties that depend on
both the topology of the grid and the usage pattern of the connected devices. These devices generate channel disturbances during ...
A Measurement-based Multipath Channel Model for Signal Propagation in Presence of Wind Farms in the UHF Band
(IEEE, 2013-10-15)
[EN] Scattering signals on wind turbines may lead to
degradation problems on the communication systems provided
in the UHF band, such as terrestrial television broadcasting,
broadband wireless systems or public safety ...
A comparative study of the field strength prediction methods in the MW band
(IET, 2008-10-23)
[EN] The recently developed digital radio systems for the MW band require accurate field
strength prediction algorithms for coverage estimation. This paper presents a
comparison of the estimation accuracy provided by the ...
Characterization of non-intentional emissions from distributed energy resources up to 500 kHz: A case study in Spain
(Elsevier, 2019-09-06)
[EN] Narrow Band Power Line Communications (NB-PLC) systems are currently used for smart metering and power quality monitoring as a part of the Smart Grid (SG) concept. However, non-intentional emissions generated by the ...